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Have I Got News For You. Series 56.

The show returns 5th October at 9pm for a run of 10 episodes. The first episode Ian and Paul are joined by guests Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty and comedian Josh Widdicombe with Alexander Armstrong as this weeks host.

I'm guessing you haven't looked at the Breakfast TV thread. There are some pretty obsessive people on there, who it seems don't have much else to do.

Actually I was aware of the obsessive and irrational views of some members about her. I just thought I’d ask why. I really don’t understand the hate, since she’s a good presenter with a wicked sense of humour. Hope she does well on HIGNFY.

Sorry HIGNFY needs to be put out of it's misery. AA had the right idea on how to be interviewed by Keith Lemon, get drunk!

No, here's a better idea. Go away and leave those of us who do enjoy it to enjoy it. Yes it is a forum. No it doesn't give you the right to post rubbish ;-)

It is called freedom of speech

You say it needs to be put out of its misery yet it remains very popular. Why should the BBC stop commissioning it? HIGNFY is just about the only satire that’s left on TV so it needs to continue until something better comes along.

I don’t really see the problem with Naga Munchetty, but I haven’t seen her too much. She was good fun on that House of Games show with Richard Osman. Steph McGovern was really good on this though so hopefully Naga will be as well. I like the other two guests also, so I’m happy.

Sorry HIGNFY needs to be put out of it's misery. AA had the right idea on how to be interviewed by Keith Lemon, get drunk!

No, here's a better idea. Go away and leave those of us who do enjoy it to enjoy it. Yes it is a forum. No it doesn't give you the right to post rubbish ;-)

It is called freedom of speech

You say it needs to be put out of its misery yet it remains very popular. Why should the BBC stop commissioning it? HIGNFY is just about the only satire that’s left on TV so it needs to continue until something better comes along.

ITV did show that Newzoids show a couple of years back which was basically an animated version of Spitting Image. I quie liked it but clearly their viewers weren't so keen since they've axed it.

Sorry HIGNFY needs to be put out of it's misery. AA had the right idea on how to be interviewed by Keith Lemon, get drunk!

No, here's a better idea. Go away and leave those of us who do enjoy it to enjoy it. Yes it is a forum. No it doesn't give you the right to post rubbish ;-)

It is called freedom of speech

You say it needs to be put out of its misery yet it remains very popular. Why should the BBC stop commissioning it? HIGNFY is just about the only satire that’s left on TV so it needs to continue until something better comes along.

ITV did show that Newzoids show a couple of years back which was basically an animated version of Spitting Image. I quie liked it but clearly their viewers weren't so keen since they've axed it.

I liked that, I thought it was quite funny and clever

It always seems daft to me when HIGNFY and Mock the Week overlap, as then you've got 2 BBC shows poking fun at the news. Even worse is that both are on the same night.

Even before I clicked on it I knew 100% at least one person will attacking the "token female guest" before its even broadcast!

I'll just save everyone the trouble:

"Paul phoning it in as usual", "BBC need to swallow their pride and get Angus back", "Usual left-wing, anti-brexit rubbish form the Beeb", "Female host? Like watching paint dry - that's 30 minutes of my life I'm not going to get back"........ any more?

Even before I clicked on it I knew 100% at least one person will attacking the "token female guest" before its even broadcast!

I'll just save everyone the trouble:

"Paul phoning it in as usual", "BBC need to swallow their pride and get Angus back", "Usual left-wing, anti-brexit rubbish form the Beeb", "Female host? Like watching paint dry - that's 30 minutes of my life I'm not going to get back"........ any more?

I’m a female, I’m not attacking Naga as the ‘token female guest’, I’m rueing her appearance on the show because I think that she is as bad as Matt Baker in terms of representing both the dumbing down of the BBC’s news and current affairs output, and its over-reliance on a small pool of ‘talent’, so the same faces appear everywhere. That’s what’s predictable.

Oh, and I’ve never been on the BBC Breakfast thread (unlike @JeffG1 abs @allafix, it would seem), nor am I either ‘obsessive’ or ‘irrational’.

The show returns 5th October at 9pm for a run of 10 episodes. The first episode Ian and Paul are joined by guests Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty and comedian Josh Widdicombe with Alexander Armstrong as this weeks host.